Improved camp-bed



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM S. G.l BAKER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

IMPROVED CAM P-BED.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 33,924, dated December17, 1861.

To all whom it may concern:

Re it known that I, WILLIAM S. G. BAKER, of Baltimore, in the State ofMaryland, have invented a new and Improved Camp-Bed; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making apart of this specification, in which- Figure l represents a perspectiveView of my bed when connected. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal view of my bed,drawn to larger scale, when folded up. Fig. 3 is a face view of Fig. 2or View of diagonal brace-support when folded. Fig. 4 is a view of thelower frame or brace for diagonal brace-support disconnected from andfolded.

Similar letters of reference in all views indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in making, of gaspipe or other light material, aframe-work connected together by means of hinges or knuckle-joints, sothe whole maybe folded together. The frame is strengthened by a brace ofsame material, which connects the lower part of end supports of upperframe and forms the frame for lower bed. The beds arev made of canvas,stretched and secured to the longitudinal pieces above and thelongitudinal braces below.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand, make, and use myinvention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

la lc are diagonal brace-supports, which are joined at upper ends to twolongitudinal pieces W W by means of hinges m m. These longitudinalpieces have a knuckle-joint o o in the center, so they can be closedtogether, as shown in Fig. 2. The diagonal brace-supports k lo aresecured together in the center by bolts y y, upon which they work, andcan The diagonal be closed together, as in Fig. 3.

brace-supports k lo are connected together at the foot by means of twolongitudinal pieces r r, which pieces are hinged in the center p p withsimilar joints to those used in hinging the upper pieces w w. The lowerlongitudinal pieces r r have oblong-headed thimbles s s at ends, whichgo into and through oblong holes formed in the feet n n of diagonalsupports 7c 7c, which when passed through can be turned a half-turn andsecured by oblong head on thimble s s.

To the upper longitudinal pieces w zo and lower longitudinal pieces r rare sewed canvas sackings which act as braces to diagonal supports 7c7c, and form the upper and lower bed.

The longitudinal pieces w w, lower bracepieces r r, and stems ofdiagonal-,braced end supports 707e are made of gas-pipe, which arescrewed into the joints, hinges, and feet, which are made of cast metal.The lowerlongitudinal pieces can be disconnected, using oblongheadedthiinbles s s at ends and oblong hole in feet castings, and the piecescan be folded together by joints p p, as shown in Fig. 4. The upperframe can be folded together by means of joints m m and o o, and centerof diagonalbrace-supports lo 7c, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure

